How Auto-Name Generation Works for Tracks, Routes, and Waypoints

If connected to the internet when you create a track, route, or waypoint in Gaia GPS, a name gets automatically generated.

Tracks are automatically named using a geocoder, a special search engine that converts geographic coordinates to place names. Gaia GPS uses the geocoder mapzen search (https://mapzen.com/projects/search/), which is based on data from OpenStreetMap.

A track name gets updated whenever the app enters the foreground during track recording.

To name a track, the app uses the geocoder to look up names for the start and end points. If the app detects that the track is an out-and-back, it uses the turnaround point instead of the end point.

If the app is able to get names for the start and end location it will generate a name in the form “Start to End.” If both the start and end points end with the same word or phrase, the shared words get removed from the starting point.